Writing
International Women's Day 2015
I am a feminist and fashion enthusiast and for me as Head of London College of Fashion, ‘Make It Happen,’ the theme for International Women’s Day this year,...
Working in London's East End: The Trampery Fashion Hub
Based in London Fields the Fashion Hub is a collaboration between London College of Fashion, The Trampery, and Hackney Community College. The Trampery is a...
London Fashion Week 2015
The scene for this season’s London Fashion week was set by the memorial service for Professor Louise Wilson OBE who, as head of the MA at Central St Martin’s,...
Working in London’s East End: Centre for Fashion Enterprise
Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) is London’s pioneering Fashion Business Incubator based in Hackney on Mare Street. CFE facilitates small and medium...
A New Silk Road
This week the college will be showing graduates from its MA courses at Victoria House and graduates from its womenswear MA at The Wallace Collection. They are...
Working in London's East End: Green Spaces
As promised, in my post about the V&A Sackler Lecture, I'd like to profile some of the work the college is doing in London's East End; projects,...
Travel: Florence
Florence is a truly beautiful city. Famous for it's history, its not just the stunning architecture that reminds us of it's historical importance as the birth...
London Collections: Men
This week we hosted our inaugural standalone menswear MA catwalk, kicking off the first official day of the autumn 2015 edition of London Collections: Men....
KERING: Sustaining Fashion Education
I just wanted to share an article written by Jonathon Duff at the Kering Group, about the new and exciting partnership between London College of Fashion and...
1914 NOW
'1914 Now. Four perspectives on fashion curation' is a film installation and collaboration between fashion curators and filmmakers. Four curators - Walter Van...
INTELLIGENT LIFE: Inspiring Innovators
Last night I attended a private supper hosted by the Economist's Intelligent Life Magazine for contributors to the 'Inspiring Innovators' feature. For this...
RSA Awards Royal Designer for Industry to Professor Helen Storey MBE
A true visionary, Helen’s work has questioned, challenged and inspired for over three decades and I am absolutely delighted that she is to receive this...
Nightclubbing with Richard Young
Last night I went to the launch of Richard Young's book 'Nightclubbing.' Richard has always been so supportive of the College and the students, and this book...
Women, Fashion and Choice: Why Fashion Matters
Lou Stoppard is SHOWstudio's Editor and a freelance writer and broadcaster. She completed her undergraduate degree at Oxford University, earning a first class...
Industry Partner Awards
Tom Baker Image credit: George Garnier The Industry Partner Awards at the College is a series of virtual awards recognizing the support our industry contacts...
Neals Yard Annual Lecture 2014
I invited Prof. Avner Offer and Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones, two renowned thinkers and doers to talk at this lecture. This year the topic of conversation was...
Travel: Dubai – The Art of Dress
I recently returned from Dubai for the opening of a selection of work from our Art of Dress exhibition. We were also hosting a series of panel discussions...
MY KERING TALK
In welcoming Francois Henri Pinault to the College, I want to take a few minutes to show why the collaboration between London College of Fashion and Kering is...
Women, Fashion, Power.
This week I was invited to talk on a panel as part of The Inside Out Festival curated by the The Culture Capital Exchange who's strap line is 'Inspiring...
Discussing the Future of British Manufacturing
This morning I was at the Westminster Media Forum: Prospects for the British fashion industry - domestic manufacturing, skills and wearable technology We will...
WESTMINSTER FORUM: Sector skills, competitive advantage and emerging British talent
I was invited by the Westminster Forum Projects to talk about Prospects for the British fashion industry ‐ domestic manufacturing, skills and wearable...
The Business of Fashion
This evening I will be inconversation with Imran Amed, Founder and Editor of The Business of Fashion. Bringing a unique understanding of the creative and...
Fashion Matters Gala 2014
Last night we had a successful Fashion Matters Gala dinner to celebrate our Fashion Matters fundraising campaign - an initiative that raises money for...
Why Fashion Matters. One Londoner’s Perspective by Vanessa Kingori
Vanessa Kingori is Publisher of British GQ Style & Associate Publisher Fashion, British GQ Frances and I have often found ourselves in deep conversation...